Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away..

Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out..

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422

Everyone buys xbox and playstation and wii because more and more of the gamer crowd is mainstream sheeple instead of smart nerds that want to play call of duty or similar "dumb" games.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1779676

Actually, I wanted to spend less time gaming and go casual. Hence the console. The games I play on PC are rather smart, I think. Walking Dead involves a lot of moral choices and problem solving, I've got the King's Quest series, and Portal and Portal 2.

Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away..

Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out..

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422

STEAM. hundreds of games, bargain prices, community that adds tons to games=win. gaming since spectrum days 82, was a console whore untill 8 years ago. best move i evere made, shit i found yooooooou guys, chocolate.

Shooter: Planetside 2 - great fun and free 1st person massively multiplayer warfare over multiple continents, though somewhat tough and frustrating to start out with - visuals and atmospherics are stunning.

MMO's: EverQuest 2 / Lord of the Rings Online - both can be played free to a certain extent. Ultima Online if you fancy something more old school.

Offline RPG's: Oblivion / Skyrim.

Racer's: Need for Speed World - sticking with the free theme a FREE MMO Racer.

If you're looking for something at a slower pace, you can't go far wrong with the likes of pretty much any version of Civilisation or Sim City, generally speaking the more recent versions the better.

And if you're bored of all that how about emulators, play all those old Atari games etc. A real good blast from the past, and there are plenty of fun gems out there.

plenty of good pc games other than wow. Unless your are joking:). I love the coop stuff. And next year we get alines colonial marines coop and re 6 coop. Got to love the coop pc games. PC gaming is not dead, not even close guys

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6409759

I'm loyal...and boring...I fell in love with WoW and have no desire to try anything else. Different strokes, for different folks and all, but I can't even imagine something better than WoW. :-)

The only game is WoW! :-) That's it. No need for any others.

Quoting: StormeyGoddess

I miss WoW.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25749597

Me too!!!!! Soooooo much!!!!! I no longer have a laptop capable of playing...:-( Breaks my heart!

Back in 2004 when I had my last gaming PC, that game was the BOMB.. they didn't even port it to consoles or ever update it or release a new version.. to this day I dont know of a game where you can run while being chased, jump in the air, grab a toilet out of the wall, turn around in mid-air and brutally smash it in your enemies face and watch his body skid across the floor...

Is it just me or games in 2012 just don't feel 'next-gen'.. I played Diablo 3 and even though the GFX are nicer, the game still very much feels like something from the 90s in its gameplay and mechanisms.. maybe that was the intent but still.. Far Cry 3, absolutely amazing graphics/story but the game mechanisms still feel as dated as ever.. sometimes can't climb over rocks, can't even pick up objects or throw.. still bump/clip into things like there's no physics for that kinda stuff.. it just feels like FC1 with updated graphics, love the game but I expected a totally brand new next-gen experience.. I paid over 1k for my new PC.. I'm not shallow but I do love graphics, I'm an artist by profession so it's always gonna be appealing to me, you need great physics and gameplay to go along with them though..

One game I been bumping like crazy is 10-year old Sim City 4.. talk about a timeless classic, it doesn't even feel dated to me, plus the modding community is great..

Is it just me or PC gaming is like nearly dead? I hadn't played in years, but I remember best buy having two whole aisles of pc games/software.. I went a couple of days ago and there was only like 1/10th of an aisle for PC games, and they were mostly ones that existed on consoles already.. It totally blew me away..

Not to mention they only have a handful of desktop PCs for sale, it's like the whole PC industry is being phased out..

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19175422

They just want you to buy Xbox and play station. Download steam and shop from there. Many excellent choices. PC gaming will never die!